Denial of Service in OpenStack Neutron Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2014-7821

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Openstack
Status
Neutron
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 November 2014

Summary

OpenStack Neutron is susceptible to a denial of service attack caused by a specific configuration in the DNS settings. An attacker with remote authenticated access can exploit a crafted value in the dns_nameservers configuration, leading to potential system crashes. This vulnerability highlights the importance of secure and validated configurations in network services.

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1938.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98818
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0044.html
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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